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commentr/StutterMay 12, 2021
2 points

What your dosage?it doesn’t work for me.Kinda feels like an alcohol substitute and alcohol doesn’t improve my speech...

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postr/StutterMay 7, 2021
3 points

Stutter and lithium

Stutter and lithium Hello, everyone! Unfortunately, I moved to a different country and I am unable to ask my doctor right now. I’ve been taking lithium for about 2 weeks now, and my stutter came back ...

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postr/StutterMay 6, 2021
2 points

Has there been any connection between COVID-19 and stuttering?

Has there been any connection between COVID-19 and stuttering? For some context, I am 21 years old and had a mild stutter when I was younger. Since then it went away and I never had a problem with stu...

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2021
2 points

It’s brutal, and the worst part is that they’re widely accepted. The whole experience still blows my mind. But I’m happy it’s behind me...

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2021
1 points

It’s awful, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. I came off that high of a dose in 60 days and haven’t taken a single one since. My god was it rough. But it’s better than being on them. It’ll get better it r...

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2021
3 points

Thank you for this post. I’ve been prescribed benzodiazepines as well, and yes, my stuttering reduced. Eventually, I acclimated to that dose and it didn’t have a positive affect on my speech anymore...

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2021
1 points

Amazing story thanks for sharing. I have tried alprazolam for stuttering and (luckily) it was ineffective so I didn't continue taking it....

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2021
5 points

I might be in the medical field but i’ll be first to say that so many prescription drugs have caused more harm than good. And seeing it firsthand, benzo withdrawals are worse than opiod withdrawals....

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2021
2 points

As much as you want to don’t do it. I was able to beat it, probably because I didn’t see them as recreational and never wanted any part of them until I was hooked, and then being an intelligent person...

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2021
6 points

I've often wondered and read about medications (pill form). Never seen what looks like a true testament against them in regards to stuttering. I'm glad you pulled through and yes we are a tough bunc...

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postr/StutterMay 5, 2021
63 points

My experience with prescription pills and stuttering (Cautionary Inspirational Tale)

My experience with prescription pills and stuttering (Cautionary Inspirational Tale) I would like to share my experience with prescription drugs and stuttering. It’s a bittersweet cautionary tale typ...

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postr/StutterApr 28, 2021
3 points

Adult onset stuttering

Adult onset stuttering Hey guys, I've started stuttering basically out of the blue a year ago at 22 years of age... I don't really know the cause of it, It could be drugs, medications I take (Valium ...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
1 points

Exactly the predicament i’ve been in. it’s been tough because I used to feel like it made life less stressful but now I just get paranoid anxious and dissociate when I smoke. But yeah it affects every...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
2 points

Same! I used to smoke back in the day and I rarely stuttered or I would stutter just as much as I regularly stutter but now I just get paranoid and full of anxiety, doesn’t matter on what strain it is...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
1 points

Ate some edibles and honestly it made my stuttering worse....

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postr/StutterApr 26, 2021
20 points

Ive been stuttering more ever since the pandemic started to happen

Ive been stuttering more ever since the pandemic started to happen I'm not one to stutter, I have a lisp but thats just about all of my speech issues. But ever since the pandemic, ive been stuttering ...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
1 points

used to smoke weed for 3 years straight. i would say it mostly helped my stutter, but I recently have stopped using it and when I do smoke now I just go completely blank and get paranoid and anxious. ...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2021
14 points

Yeah, weed makes me stutter x10. Makes my heart race and anxiety through the roof. I am almost unintelligible when high....

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commentr/StutterApr 19, 2021
1 points

Published in June 1996: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280323390_The_Effects_of_the_Edinburgh_Masker_on_Stuttering “Results showed that stuttering rate reduced by a mean of around 50% in m...

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commentr/StutterApr 18, 2021
1 points

SLPs speech language proctologists are useless for stuttering. Have you ever seen someone who was helped by these proctologists? I have only seen people harmed by them. One definition of insanity i...

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